A Lie of The Mind

Event Description

Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Sam Shepard, wrote Lie of the Mind, involves two desperate families connected by the marriage of the son of one (Jake) to the daughter of the other (Beth). As the play progresses, the tensions between the two families grow increasingly disturbing and dangerous. By plays end, Jake, bereft and alone, hopes to find order and meaning in the present by coming to terms with his haunting past.

Tickets for the performances are $17.00 for adults, $12 for students and seniors, and $14 for Illinois State faculty and staff. Tickets can be purchased at the College of Fine Arts Box Office, located in the Center for the Performing Arts, from 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or by calling (309) 438-2535. Tickets are also available through ticketmaster.com. Free parking is available in the School Street Parking deck for all performances.

If you will need special accommodations, please contact the event organizer.